May 24 2023 Red Dress Installation Walking Field Trip

 Red Dress Installation Walking Field Trip


From Ms. England

Tansii,

The REDress Project began as an art installation by Métis artist Jaime Black in 2010. Since then, the REDress Project has become a movement and Red Dress Day is annually observed on May 5th. This day of observation and action brings awareness to the ongoing crisis of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People. 


Jessica Stewardson is working closely with a group of Indigenous girls and allies from RSS to create a REDress installation on the foot of Mt. Revelstoke, in the forest behind the Railway Museum.  The installation will begin on May 5 and continue through to May 26. As the SD 19 Indigenous Education Department are all Indigenous women, it would be a very heavy emotional load for us to provide supported programming for this installation. Because even discussions can be re-traumatizing, we ask that teachers independently conduct this fieldtrip with their classes. We strongly encourage all intermediate and secondary teachers to take their students to the installation. We have created a list of suggested activities and resources to use with your class, either in preparation for the fieldtrip, or to complete while at the site. 

Finding the installation:
Start at the flag display behind the Railway Museum. There will be a sign that introduces the REDress installation. Follow the flagging tape up the trail until you find the sign marking the installation (this is a short walk, only a couple minutes). The installation is set in a clearing off the right of the trail.

INSTALLATION SITE ACTIVITIES

  • Cardstock Red Dresses. We will be writing messages on the dresses and hang them on the Red Dress Tree at the installation site

  • In the middle of the clearing is a 'fire pit' made of river rocks. I will be bringing sharpie markers and offering the opportunity for you each to write a message to MMIWG2S on a rock to leave in the 'fire pit' - reminder MMIWG2S: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, & Two-Spirit 

  • There are 8 laminated bios of Indigenous women who have gone missing or have been murdered. They are attached to different trees throughout the clearing. You will be requested to read each of the bios and find a connection between the featured Indigenous woman and a woman in your life and or the story we are currently reading (The Marrow Thieves). This connection can be discussed in a group around the river rock fire pit.

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